PAX East 10: The Games You Think You're Missing

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Here is IGN's handy list of PAX East games we've already written about.

By Greg Miller

What's awesome about PAX East is that it's a show for fans. If you bought a ticket, you're free to walk the floor and play the games that generally aren't out in stores. It's your chance to get behind the scenes and have previews and hands-ons that are all your own.

As rad as that is for fans, sometimes the videogame people show demos that we at IGN have already seen. We want you to have the chance to play those games, but if it's a demo we've previewed recently, we don't really want to sit here and write the same thing again - - that doesn't help you.

With that in mind, we've compiled the following list of previews. These games are at PAX East but showing stuff we've already seen, so we thought we'd link you to our previous impressions of those demos.

Enjoy!

Splinter Cell: Conviction Splinter Cell Conviction has been in the works for a long time, but it's finally almost here. Set for an April 13 release date for Xbox 360 and PC, Conviction is reinventing the entire series with a faster pace, all-new cover system and the ability to upgrade weapons. Judging by the four levels I played, gamers will be able to make it through...

Civilization V Last week we had the good fortune to visit Firaxis and get a firsthand look at Civilization V from several of the game's creators. Not counting the Colonization mod, this is the series first return to the PC after making the leap to the console and handheld platforms with Civilization Revolution. Some fans feared that the leaner (and loonier) style...

Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands I stopped playing the piano for Prince of Persia: Sands of Time – true story. Back in the day, there were these periods of time when the videogame industry just went dark and basically no games came out. During one of these times, I took up piano lessons and found myself getting into tickling the ivory keys.

Mafia II Between Mafia II and Civilization V, 2K has quite a showing at this year's GDC. We covered Civ V in a comprehensive advance preview on Monday, so when we hit the 2K appointment on Tuesday, we headed right to the Mafia II demo. Senior producer Denby Grace walked us through a thrilling montage that set up the basic story of the game before turning us loose on the city.

Deathsmiles During our trip to the Tokyo Game Show last year, one of our favorite discoveries outside the show was the arcade shooter DeathSmiles II. A "bullet hell" game created by the masters of the genre, Cave, this is a gothic horror shooter starring cute anime girls that fly around blasting the crap out of fantasy monsters.

BlazBlue: Continuum Shift The original BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger was a fantastic fighter from the talented folks at Japanese developer ARC System Works. The game, which hit the PS3 and 360 last year, combined the fast, chaotic gameplay the studio is known for with incredible high definition hand-drawn visuals. Even though the over-the-top character designs...

Puzzle Quest 2 Back in 2007 role-playing games and puzzlers were joined in holy matrimony to create the union that is Puzzle Quest (PQ). The hybrid had wide appeal with both casual and hardcore gamers and became an instant classic. Developer Infinite Interactive followed it up with Puzzle Quest: Galactrix last year, but the sci-fi game was a little too different to satisfy some players.

Split/Second Earlier this month, we got a chance to check out Split/Second, the upcoming game from Black Rock Studios, which melds fast-paced racing with daredevil stunts to create a chaotic and fun driving experience. While previous demos have focused on airports and Freight Harbour (the level that takes place around the docks)...

Joe Danger Joe Danger is a very promising PlayStation Network game coming this spring. If Excitebike and Trials HD had a baby, it would look something like this. You are a motorcycle stunt rider crashing through a colorful cartoon world collecting stars and impressing the crowds. The developers at Hello Games are trying to recreate the thrill of playing Excitebike.

Raskulls Halfbrick Studios, the independent Australian group behind a number of XNA Indie Games on Xbox 360, is preparing to release its first Xbox Live Arcade game in early 2010. The game, called Raskulls, is a fast-paced puzzle-platformer that plays a bit like Mr. Driller crossed with Super Mario Bros. It's lighthearted and inviting presentation give...